Picture and mirror hanger.



J. J. COOK.

PICTURE AND MIRROR HANGER. APPLICAT ION FILED JULY 12. 1916.

1,22%,53m Patented Apr. 10, 1917.

ATTORNEYS JOHN J'. COOK, OF MONROE, LOUISIANA.

PICTURE AND MIRROR HANG-ER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. MI 19ft.

Application filed July 12, 1916. Serial No. 108,870.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, John J. Coon, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Monroe, in the parish of Ouachita and State of Louisiana, have made an Improvement in Picture and Mirror Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improvement in hangers for pictures and mirrors which shall be distinguished by simplicity and cheapness of construction, and by adaptation for easy adjustment to vary the angle or inclination of the frame.

The construction, combination, and connection of parts composing the hanger, and the manner of adjusting the latter, are as hereinafter described, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved hanger as applied to a picture frame and supporting the latter from a wall nail.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a main portion of the hanger detached from the frame.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view further illustrating the application of a sliding plate to the hanger proper.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another form of the invention.

The hanger comprises two cords or wires 1 and 2, and a sheet metal plate 3, which is attached to one of the cords or wires and adapted for sliding adjustment thereon. The hanger cord or wire 2 is doubled at the middle of its length and twisted at that point to form a terminal loop 2, while the two strands of said cord or wire pass through holes in the slide 3, and are attached to the lower portion of the mirror frame 06.

The shorter cord or wire 1 is attached at its lower end to the slide 3, and, passing through the loop 2, is attached to the center of the upper end of the frame 00. It will be noted that each of the strands of cord or wire 2 passes through two coincident or opposite holes in the plate 8, so that they have a considerable degree of friction with the latter, the friction being in any case sufficient to prevent the plate sliding on the cord unless manipulated for that purpose. In other words, the friction sufiices to hold the slide at any point to which it may be slidably adjusted on the cord or wire 2. The adjustment may be easily and quickly effected as required for giving the frame a: any desired angle or inclination, as will be readily understood.

It would be further seen that by passing the short cord or wire 1 through the loop 2 of the hanger cord 2, the upper end of the frame as is prevented from undue swaying or lateral movement.

It is to be understood that while it is preferred to form the hanger cord or wire of one single piece, it may be made of two or more.

When hanging very heavy frames, it is desirable to pass the wire 1 through an eyelet at located adjacent the loop 2 and about which the wire 2 is twisted, as illustrated in Fig. 4:.

1. The improved hanger for pictures and mirrors comprising a plate having holes, and two suspending cords of different lengths, the longer one being doubled and looped at its middleand passing through the plate, and the shorter one passing through the loop of the longer one and attached to said plate, as shown and described.

2. The combination with a picture frame, of a hanger comprising two suspending cords of different lengths, and a metal plate having opposite holes through which the strands of the longer cord pass and are at tached to the lower portion of the frame, the shorter cord being attached to the said plate and passing through a loop formed on the upper end of the longer cord, as described. JOHN J. COOK.

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